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SIMCOE COUNTY - With the growing turmoil on the educational labour scene, Brian Beal, director of the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, has dispatched a communiqué to parents and guardians of the board's students.
Earlier this year, the board reached a memorandum of understanding with the board's elementary and secondary school teachers.
In a letter dated November 29, Beal updates the status of ongoing negotiations with other unionized employees, who are members of the OSSTF, including office and clerical staff, educational assistants, designated early childhood educators and maintenance staff, who are now in a legal strike position.
Employees in these groups have begun job action in the form of sanctions, Beal explains, which means withdrawing some of the services they perform. Local OSSTF bargaining leaders have been called to a meeting on Monday, Dec. 3 to determine further job actions.
"While we have positive and strong relationships with all of our employee groups, we recognize that they will follow union direction during this labour situation," Beal says. "Student safety and support are always our primary concern and along with our principals and senior staff, I am closely monitoring the situation in our schools."
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While a deal hasn't been formally struck, the City Council offered Johnson the opportunity Wednesday to be Anniston's next city manager.
Johnson said he shares the vision others have of Anniston as having a vibrant downtown, a redeveloped McClellan and cleaned-up neighborhoods now suffering from blight.
But he also has a vision for how a Brian Johnson administration would function within City Hall.
"The mundane, day-to-day stuff, I find it personally offensive when I allow that kind of stuff to leak past me to my elected officials," he said. "I have failed because now they are burdened with things that are my responsibility."
The city manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the city, including more than 300 employees and a budget of roughly $35 million.
Johnson said he sees his job as ensuring the city staff is cohesive and working as a team so that the elected officials don't have to worry about those details and can spend time on bigger issues and vision for the city.
Elected officials in Anniston have crossed a legal line into the city's day-to-day business before, with council members suffering consequences. For example, state law prohibits Anniston council members from directing city staff, but in November 2011, Councilman John Spain was charged with giving an order to a police officer. Prosecutors decided not to pursue charges in December after Spain resigned. In July 2012, Councilman Ben Little was charged with giving an order to a public works employee; he was convicted in November. By that time, Little had already lost a re-election bid, but he appealed the verdict to circuit court, and the case is still pending.
The City Council voted 3-2 at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to offer a contract to Johnson, the current city manager of Garden City, Ga.
"We need a game-changer," said Mayor Vaughn Stewart. "We need someone who can come in and be an agent of change. I think Brian Johnson fits that bill."
Councilman Jay Jenkins added that Johnson seems more dynamic and willing to take risks.
Councilwoman Millie Harris concurred, saying that she felt Johnson was a "mover and a shaker" and liked how easily he related with city staff.
"I'm honored that this offer has been extended to me," Johnson said by phone as he drove to the airport. "It was a very revealing, insightful experience today. There's no doubt that community has a bunch of people that really care about what's going in the community from the elected officials on down."
Councilmen David Reddick and Seyram Selase preferred Gerald Smith, who visited Anniston and interviewed with the council Monday, citing his two decades of experience as a key factor.
Selase said that with the entire council being so new, he felt Smith's vast experience as a city administrator tipped the scale in his favor. But he also said he felt the council couldn't go wrong with either candidate and felt comfortable with the council's decision today.
Although he voted for Smith, Reddick said he liked the fact that Johnson is willing to own mistakes and problems arising from day-to-day operations at City Hall.
Before he can accept, Johnson said, two important things have to happen: He has to bring his wife to town to get a feel for the community, and he has to see the contract. When the city advertised the position for the second time, it raised the annual salary range to between $90,000 and $150,000.
"Sometimes the devil's in the details," Johnson said.
Johnson has more than six years' experience as city manager of Garden City, a city of about 10,000 just outside Savannah. Before entering local government, Johnson spent about a decade in the military, first in the Navy then the Army. He said he discovered his love of local government when he was tasked with building local government in a community outside of Baghdad after the invasion of Iraq.
During his interview with the council, Johnson said if he accepted an offer from the city, he would likely be able to start within 30 days. Current City Manager Don Hoyt is set to retire at month's end.
Johnson said he liked the fact that he didn't find anyone averse to change when he visited Anniston Wednesday, but rather found a "stable full of community stakeholders" who seem ready to join him if he comes to Anniston and rolls up his sleeves to get things done.
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The Georgia Bulldogs' sports teams' seasons all are over, but that doesn't mean the Red and Black are idle, as several current and former Georgia track and field athletes were in Eugene, Ore., attempting to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The Georgia Bulldogs' weekend was full of highs and lows, as twelve track and field athletes qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships but the softball team saw its season end in the Knoxville Super Regional.
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While Easter weekend was highlighted for Georgia fans by Bubba Watson's Masters win, the Bulldogs also were in action in softball, track and field, and the Davis Cup. Dawg Sports recaps the action in the Sunday sports summary.
The Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field team finished third at last weekend's SEC Indoor Championships, marking the Red and Black's best finish at the league-wide event since 1994.
The Georgia track and field teams split into three squads last weekend, and the Bulldogs had record days in a trio of venues while preparing for the SEC Indoor Championships later this month.
The Georgia track and field teams performed well on Saturday, but Mark Fox's Bulldogs squandered a second-half lead in a men's basketball loss to the Tennessee Volunteers.
On a busy Saturday for the Georgia Bulldogs, the women's gymnastics team set a season-high score, the women's swimming and diving team extended its SEC winning streak, and the men's track and field team shattered a school record.
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I started this thread in the old Red (wow it's weird to say "old Red") boards and thought I should bring it back considering we now have 3 more albums to include in this discussion. I'm listing anything released under the Weezer name (so this wouldn't include anything necessarily from Alone or any of Rivers assorted solo songs). Here are my Top 5 choices:
1. Hold Me - Accused of being too mopey even by Make Believe standards, I personally think it's one of my favorite Weezer songs. Everything from the second verse on, including the bgvs, the bridge, the solo, the outro. Just a beautifully constructed song.
2. Time Flies - While Run Away typically gets all of the attention (and rightfully so) I think Time Flies is genuinely one of the best PP songs. The lyrics feel genuine, and the way it's presented on the album is unique (in that it's basically a wobbly demo). Also, hearing this playing over the speakers as the Memories show came to a close was a real treat.
3. Mad Kow - the stand out song for me from s2k and the album 5 sessions. I can't decide which version i love more (the 2000 version with the riff or the piano version) but that melody gets me every time.
4. The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World - I'm including this in here because personally it's been a holy grail kind of track for me since I got a hold of that RCB bootleg back in 1998 and don't think it gets the true cred it deserves. While the 2009 version doesn't include the awesome breakdown that I grew up listening to (nor the overwhelming bass although that was more of a result of where the bootlegger's was standing as he/she was recording the show) it may easily be the only good thing to come out of the Raditude era. If only the rest of that album were more of this and less Let It All Hang Out.
5. So Low - the original no hobo version. A great power pop rock tune that unfortunately we don't even have a studio demo of. One of the best hooks Rivers has even penned in my opinion.
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Heart Songs is really good.
And I think Hash Pipe is pretty underrated too
I agree, Hold me is one of my favorite weezer songs. Love love love it.
Heart Songs is really good.
And I think Hash Pipe is pretty underrated too
There isn't anything from the 90's that I would consider underrated. From Paperface to Tragic Girl I think they all justifiably get the right amount of praise. But if I need to make a case for any song it would be the Pinkerton era version of I Swear It's True since it's largely overshadowed by the brilliance of Tragic Girl and Getting Up and Leaving. The sludginess of the guitar is a delight. Although then again there is Everyone and Trampoline which either you really love or just don't care for.
The only songs from Maladroit I would consider underrated are Slob and Burndt Jamb. D+D and Keep Fishin (single version) get a fair amount of love but everything else on it is, well, meh (personally I also dig Fall Together and December - the drums kick ass - yet it remains the album i dislike the most).
I'm also gonna throw in a mention of Burning Sun because that melody is gold.
Photograph, O Girlfriend, Starlight, Always, December, Ruling Me, I want to be something, Getting up and leaving, Tired of sex, Holiday, Heartsongs, Where's my sex, We are all on drugs. (Plus the majority of Make Believe).
Good idea for a list. Though it's probably more interesting trying to gauge peoples views on what's underrated - and maybe what's just criminally overlooked or underplayed. Mine's probably just a list made up of songs that I don't feel have gotten their just deserts.
I'm going to alter this and make it Top 5. I see a lot of interesting choices here, but I'm curious to see the top picks from all of you for what you believe is underrated/overlooked and the reasons why.
For instance, in no way do I consider Hash Pipe underrated, or like I said anything from Blue or Pink, because they get a lot of love and attention (in live shows, in critical/fan praise). Weezer has a lot of songs that get lost in the shuffle due to the amount of material they've released in the past 11 years since making their comeback, and something like Peace (which I left out but I do think is indeed underrated even if the "my poor brain is gonna pop" lyric makes me cringe) or Burndt Jamb (best thing to come out of the 'droit era) is just forgotten about over time.
Personally, Hang On is my favorite Hurley track, but Run Away does get majority of the attention from the fan base.
Also, I haven't seen much praise for Mad Kow (this or other boards).
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1 - Good song, you are right.
2 - Hang on is the best song on the album, not run away. Time flies is good, it gets the credit it deserves.
3 - Its not underrated, alot of people here claim that its their favorite post pink song, or ss2k song.
4 - Good song, not overrated at all. Its one of the only decent tracks on raditude, and as a result, people tend to listen to them more.
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With all the momentum squarely on the Guntersville side early in the fourth quarter, Munford's senior quarterback snatched it back, leading the Lions to a 26-16 victory over the Wildcats in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs Friday night.
Munford (11-1) travels to J.O. Johnson — which beat Haleyville 58-14 — next Friday in the quarterfinals.
After Guntersville scored 16 unanswered points to open the second half — cutting Munford's 19-point halftime cushion down to just three with 11:09 remaining in the fourth quarter — Garrett led the Lions on a nine-play, 66-yard touchdown drive that sealed the victory and a berth in the next round.
Garrett found C.J. Chapman open on a critical third-down early in the drive. Chapman picked up 40 yards on the play, setting the Lions up at the Wildcats' 21-yard line. Garrett capped the drive with a 4-yard run on fourth-and-goal a few plays later.
"When we needed it most, when the momentum had shifted — it was shifted way to Guntersville's side — C.J. Chapman catches a 5-yard pass and goes about 35," Munford coach Will Wagnon said.
"That's a big play. That changed the momentum right there, and we were able to go down and score."
Guntersville got on the board with 4:34 remaining in the third quarter after a 68-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Gunner Lemons. After Munford went three-and-out on back-to-back possessions, the Wildcats came up with a huge play on special teams, getting into the backfield and blocking Munford's punt after a bad snap.
The ball rolled into the end zone and was recovered by Guntersville's Jon Kanen Griffin for a touchdown, making the score 19-16 early in the fourth quarter.
Guntersville had two offensive possessions after Garrett's decisive score, but Munford's defense stepped up as it did the majority of the night.
"The whole defense, hats off to them," Wagnon said. "We got lined up right tonight and we tackled well. You do those two things, and you will be a good defense.
"If you play good defense, you have a chance in every game you play. That's where we're at. We didn't play like we should offensively, but remember, if you play good defense you've got a shot in every game."
Munford dominated the first half, scoring in all three phases of the game.
Garrett got the Lions on the board with 6:30 remaining in the first quarter after a 34-yard run on Munford's second possession.
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I always enjoy a trip to Tyland Barn and usually come away with at least a couple of shots I like. This time was a short visit, but pleasant nonetheless. I was fortunate enough to have a very willing Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) land close to me and flit about for a few seconds.
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It's the kind of place Frank Sinatra would have liked, balancing a masculine cigar-bar atmosphere with an elegant interior where the classiest dame feels comfortable to ask for a light. Past the tall doors, the rich, organic smell of fine tobacco permeates every surface. A wide bank of windows balances Robusto's dark, velvety interior, giving patrons a view with their martinis. The crowds are lively, filling the intimate space with pre-dinner or post-party conversation.
Wow...can you say, "Holy Martini List"? – I went over the weekend and it was very busy with the 25-40 crowd. Great selection of live music and did I mention the martini list...over 180! Great eccletic vibe.
It's a nice place for 80 and over – I've been ther once, it was nice but only if your old. I wish it was for a younger crowd b/c then i'd go back. but you have to have an 401K to spend there. Plus half the nights its a goast town
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Budget repalcement amp for classical - advice please
Hi all,
I recently bought this budget system : Marantz CD6004, Yamaha AS500 amp, Dynaudio DM 2/6 speakers, (plus Sennheiser HD650 headphones), cables are QED Flat 79 taken from my old system.
I listen exclusively to classical music, and particularly chamber music - string quartets, solo piano, etc and quite a lot of orchestral music. My room is about 9 ft x 15ft and quite full of books, office furniture, cutained window, carpeted floor, armchair.
Basically the sound I am getting is too bright, particularly at the treble end - violins and piano sound shrill - and uncomforable to listen to; my guess is the amp needs to be replaced with something much warmer in sound. I am restricted to budget level or maybe a little above and would buy secondhand; initial investigations have suggested maybe an Arcam or Nad amp, Yamaha AS700, or a secondhand Quad. I have an old Arcam Alpha 3 and am wondering whether this would, as a stop-gap, drive my speakers.
I live in rural France, where auditioning in a real problem, so any advice, recommendations (apart that is from "move house"!) will be very wecome.
Er....that should be 'replacement'.
Terrible speller, this keyboard.
Try the Arcam 3 first see what difference that makes.
Having read some reviews of the Dyns it could be the amp as they do say the treble is not harsh, also say they need a powerful amp to drive them.
I would be inclined to look in the Arcam direction, possibly at an end-of-line deal on the A18, although do be sure to listen first as you might find it a little plodding sounding after the Yamaha. Alternatively you might want to explore second hand A65+ or an Alpha 8 or 9, thought be careful to check input selector switches on Alpha models as these are prone to failure.
A NAD C326BEE might make a good buy and has a little more pep than the A18. Certainly it won't give you the brightness of the Yamaha and it should drive the Dyns well. The Marantz PM6004 would also be worth a listen.
I have the CD6004 with the PM6004 and that is great for classical. You'd need to hear it with your speakers.
On a budget I would be inclined to go for a used one like the NAD mentioned above or even better if you can find them: Arcam Alpha 9, Arcam Alpha 10, NAD C370.
The 6004 amp. is maybe a bit lightweight for your speakers.
Thank you all for your quick and helpful responses.
When researching a suitable system I decided on the Yamaha instead of the Marantz only at the last minute, partly influenced by some comments on the Amazon site. I think Chris that you must also have made a good choice of speakers. Tricky business getting it right, isn't it, especially as there's such a range of choice, plus the crucial factor of personal taste/preference - and living in the dead centre of nowhere virtually excludes me from auditioning.
You seem to be in agreement, BigH and Matthewpiano, on Arcam and Nad amps, so I shall certainly follow up your suggestions, probably in favour of the Arcams. Matthewpiano's posts beforehand have been an influence on my original choice of a system, so thanks for that, too.
As yet no-one seems to have experience of the Yamaha AS700; my interest in it comes partly from a review on Amazon by a classical music listener, who wrote of it as 'warm' and 'mellifluous' etc., and though What HiFi's reviewer was not over-impressed by it, reviews elsewhere have been favourable.
Anyway, I'll hook up the Arcam 3 and compare - thanks again, BigH - before sending back the AS500.
I will be very happy to receive further suggestions, whether of other alternatives or confirming those already posted.
You can't go wrong with NAD for budget amps IMO. Always a refined and solid sound from NAD kit.
Second hand I'd look at the C340, C350, C352, C370 and C326BEE. You can get the C326BEE new as well.
I own the C350 and C326BEE they are never harsh and produce a BIG sound.
You can't go wrong with NAD for budget amps IMO. Always a refined and solid sound from NAD kit.
Second hand I'd look at the C340, C350, C352, C370 and C326BEE. You can get the C326BEE new as well.
I own the C350 and C326BEE they are never harsh and produce a BIG sound.

You can't go wrong with NAD for budget amps IMO. Always a refined and solid sound from NAD kit.

Second hand I'd look at the C340, C350, C352, C370 and C326BEE. You can get the C326BEE new as well.

I own the C350 and C326BEE they are never harsh and produce a BIG sound.

Seriously what is it with these forums at times? So unreliable.
This is the worse site, so many double posts, blank post etc. And so slow to.
Arcam, Rega and Nad - would also be my choice.
Thanks for the further suggestions.
I sent back the Yamaha and hooked up the Arcam 3, an old amp but well-recommended in its time; I'm not too familiar with hi-fi jargon but after the AS500 it sounded rather veiled and withdrawn, but fairly stable in quality across the registers, with the treble noticeably easier on the ears.
The Yahama is probably a very good amp for other kinds of music than the stuff I like, it had good definition in the middle and lower registers and also great clarity compared with the Arcam; listening to orchestral music on the Yamaha, and knowing fairly well the standard placings of the instruments, I didn't find it easy to 'place' them (if that makes sense) in the Yamaha's sound space (is that what 'soundstage' is?). Listening to string quartet CD's I found the Yamaha's sound very immediate and close, with very pleasing distinction between the instruments, however the Arcam handled the high notes with greater equanimity and I felt it was the more forgiving of the two amps, though I suppose this could also mean 'less discriminating'
I read an excellent review of the Nad C350 which praised this amp's ability to reproduce accurately the different timbres of orchestral instruments, not something (it seems) that all, or even many, amps can do. I wondered whether the C370 and Arcam A18 can - I have seen these amps for sale new & secondhand recently, and these 3 amps are the ones I have focussed down to.
Instead of the Arcam 3 look out for an Arcam Alpha 9; so much more better and better than the NAD C350 as well as the NAD C320BEE and C352 amps would work very well indeed as well as would a Rega Brio 3
As you've said the Yamaha AS500 is fairly bright and clinical. The Marantz PM6004 is a great amp and would work well with your Dynaudios but it'll not get the absolute best out of them but for normal listening levels and even a bit louder it'll do very well indeed.
The NAD C326BEE is a very good amp also and can still be bought new so maybe worth having a demo before you buy but you may find it can be a little too bass heavy at times...
thanks for your suggestions - the Arcam 3 is an old amp which I had already, I connected it up as a stop-gap until I find a suitable replacement; my apologies if I didn't make that clear.
Tha Alpha 9 doesn't seem too hard to find secondhand (unlike the A65, which can't be found for love nor money); in what ways do you think it it better than the Nad C350? For the kind of music I listen to strong bass is not a primary requirement, warmth and clarity are more important.
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X-Play: It's Game Time!
Posted Jan 23, 2004 @ 6:28 PM
Do you have Tech TV? Yeah, if you got Direct TV, you probably stumble past it from time to time. It'll be the middle of the night, and you're half-asleep, wondering "What's Lister doing hosting 'Battlebots'?" or "Jeez, are the opening credits of 'Anime Unleashed' the only good thing about them?"
Back in the day, there were a lot of video game magazines that kept you entertained and informed. However, they were no TV shows. The closest was "Gamepro," which aired before cartoons on Saturday mornings, and was co-hosted by J.D. Roth, famous for hosting "Fun House." Anyway, with all the video game systems out there, "X-Play" provides reviews and entertainment.
The show is hosted by Adam Sessler (semi-toolish guy) and Morgan Webb (semi-hot gaming chick). The duo provide commentary on new games, occasionally cracking wise over substandard platformers or gaming quirks. For instance, in "Star Wars: Galaxies," they showed Wookies dancing. For real. Jaw-dropping moments like that air a few times per week...like Snoop Dog in "Streets of L.A." getting run over, a prelude to a medival sex scene in "Gothic II," or a final "Street Fighter"-type duel between the hero of "Fugitive Hunter" and Osaama bin Laden. In the end, the games are rated on a scale of 1 (sucky, like "Hunter") to 5 (can't miss games, like "Mario Kart: Double Dash.")
Sometimes, Adam and Morgan go out on assignment, checking out stuff that video games are loosely based on. There's also comedy...such as Morgan dressing up as Ulala from "Space Channel 5" to annoy coworkers, or interns getting abused for no real reason other than for being interns. The comedy is hit or miss, but you can get some decent yuks.
Personally, I haven't owned a system since Super Nintendo (I know, I suck), but I'm engrossed by "X-Play." If I ever got an X-Box, Game Cube or PS2, I'll know where to go. I give "X-Play" from Tech TV a four...out of five.
Okay...anybody else wishes to share the love?
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MTV's done specials, but nothing too useful. The one hosted by EGM's Seanbaby focused more on how games affect people. For instance, the "Zelda" segment showed us a band that covered the game's tunes, "Final Fantasy" segued to Cosplay, etc. "Video Mods" on MTV2 was cute, but I think it was an one shot deal. Besides, the novelty of a bunch of rainbow-wigged Sims lip-synching "Hey Ya" might wear thin with some people.
I saw the non-denominational holiday special, where Adam and Morgan acted blissed out as all get-out. They even had a Festivus pole. How cool was that?
Morgan: How's the hot cocoa?
Adam: I wouldn't know. I switched to gin five minutes ago.
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Posted Jan 23, 2004 @ 11:28 PM
It's like watching nerds trying hard to be frat boys or something. It's the worst of all worlds.
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Re: Video Mods
I've caught snippets of it and honestly? It's nothing more than a 30 minute commercial for Electronic Arts. However, my attitude towards the VJ that "hosts" the show swings between extreme pity (for being saddled with an EA infomercial) and a rising urge to kill him (because he seems like such an utter tool which may be the reason he got the assignment in the first place.)
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Posted Jan 24, 2004 @ 12:14 AM
The M2 special was okay. I love Seanbaby's website, so it was neat to see him on TV. His article on the naughtiest games of all time had me laughing out loud. For the curious, it is right here. Though it is naturally adults only.
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Which brings me to the fact that Adam and Morgan have great chemistry together. (Much better chemistry than Adam by himself, or Adam with one of his past co-hosts.) And if they're tools, it's because they play video games all day. Which they seem to like to flaunt in our faces. (And who wouldn't? You play video games, slam those that displease you, and get paid for it.)
Adam: I'd like to talk to Morgan now. Here are her plane tickets. I'd like to tell her that her friends will be very sad if she didn't come home. Come home.
Morgan (briefly looking away from her pachinko machine to see the tickets): I can trade these in for more balls!
Oh, and about Morgan? She's hot enough. Or at least hot enough for her to have drawn an audience on the X-Play website (as is said twice a show, techtv.com/xplay) that reminds me why we have mods like Glark, Sars and Wing. Because if they weren't here, we'd turn into that. (They also seem to be taking suggestions for 'Disembodied Voice Intros' coming out of commercials. I seem to have submitted about two dozen. )
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Posted Jan 25, 2004 @ 9:11 PM
Saw the review for "Aquaman"...yeah, I can see how anybody not in Peter David's thrall could rank on AQ's mullet. And it did look like a sucky game.
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Posted Jan 26, 2004 @ 2:25 AM
One of my favorite moments on the show is the segment on Fanime when Morgan goes to show the link between gaming and anime. She brings back Adam a game, "Do You Like Horny Bunnies?" The way she exclaims, "It's Porn!" is just so damn cute.
Total word that the show got exponentially better when it changed from Extended Play to X-Play. The on-screen chemistry between Adam and Morgan works well, as does their disdain for most of their viewer mail. What they say sucks, does. Same with the games. Aquaman and Freedom Hunter are the benchmarks of bad. Hopefully there'll never be a game with a 0 out of 5 rating, for both our sake and theirs.
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Posted Jan 26, 2004 @ 9:24 AM
Being a host on x-play looks like the coolest job in the world. I wish that they would do a contest where they would let two winners host x-play for an episode and I would win that contest and me and my cohost could say "Hi, I'm not Adam Sessler." "And I'm not Morgan Webb" "But this IS x-play", that would rock. Am I pathetic for having put thought into this?
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No, as long as you agree I'm not pathetic for really really wanting to be your cohost.
I wish that they would do a contest where they would let two winners host x-play for an episode and I would win that contest and me and my cohost could say "Hi, I'm not Adam Sessler." "And I'm not Morgan Webb" "But this IS x-play", that would rock. Am I pathetic for having put thought into this?
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They aired the con episode today...I was at Comic Con International. That is some hard-core fanboy shit right there. Great place for interviewing people in makeup and costumes about how bad comic games suck. Oh, and Morgan brings back the "Horny Bunnies" tape for Adam. So THAT'S the anime porn tape!
ETA: "Heeeeere comes a lead enema!" Note to self: get life. Get place of my own. THEN get video game system.
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The Non-Denominational Special was great too.
Adam: (sipping hot cocoa) "I scalded myself!"
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Posted Jan 28, 2004 @ 2:40 PM
What else...Morgan tortuing DBZ fans, Adam getting pissed at reviewing a Batman game...yeah, I'm having fun.
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What else...Morgan tortuing DBZ fans
Heh, heh. My friend and I was watching it and when she kinda bashed DBZ game, he was boiling. Mind you, I love DBZ so much - but there's a limit for how many video games to be made since 1995.
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Posted Jan 30, 2004 @ 11:36 AM
She brings back Adam a game, "Do You Like Horny Bunnies?" The way she exclaims, "It's Porn!" is just so damn cute.
Hee hee! Yeah, I discovered this show over Christmas vacation, and my brother and I watched it as much as we could. It's so entertaining. I mean, in what other video game show would half of the review of SOCOM II consist of victory dances?
Also? Morgan's hot.
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Posted Feb 3, 2004 @ 9:40 AM
"And this is the weather channel, which you have to watch until the weather changes. No, I'm not kidding."
"Pokemon Channel gets a 1 out of 5 for not actually being a video game."
Oh, and apparently they're doing this 'Viewer Mod' episode in March where viewers vote on what reviews get shown, what outfits Adam and Morgan wear, and even a word you want them to incorporate into the show (the leader right now is 'Tinkie Winkie'). Well, one show down, 84 zillion shows on 14 zillion networks to go.
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And they showed it again tonight! Adam did a review of an x-rated game from Japan. Afterwards, while answering fan mail from a female viewer, Morgan unleashed Raiden. The screaming? Priceless.
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Anyway, this show is the not the best but at least it beats Electric Playground with Tommy Talirico, quite possibly the most biased toolyist tool that ever tooled.
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Anyway, this show is the not the best but at least it beats Electric Playground with Tommy Talirico, quite possibly the most biased toolyist tool that ever tooled.
ElecPlay has gotten better through the years. Sometimes their segments are only as good as their subjects and when the people don't give very good interviews there's not much you can do. I'm glad they do less segments where they do some sort of stupid story. Plus they can do without their obvious/biased X-Box and PS2 sponsor segments.
Yes, Tallarico is an ass. If you look up "sleazebag" you'll see his face. An associate of mine used to work at Eidos and he said that Tallarico came in for a client meeting with fake bodyguards and women he paid to cling to him. I'm not kidding. True he's the most successful US composer, but that's because he'll take any third party crap job that comes his way and creates sub-par techno with stock sound effects. Real developers know well enough to stay far away from him because he's two-faced and downright unprofessional. The ironic part is when people comment on his work in his same tactless manner, he throws a fit like a twelve year old. I guess that's why he surrounds himself with the teenage G4 forum members that constantly kiss his ass.
X-Play's pretty good. I've met the hosts a couple of time. Sessler is a spaz and a half but he's a nice guy and really loves his job.
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Posted Feb 6, 2004 @ 6:11 AM
X-Play is one of the few bright spots in the new TechTV. The ScreenSavers went downhill big time after Morgan, Megan and Martin left. After Chris Pirillo left Call For Help I stopped caring (I like Leo, but he's no Pirillo). Then Sumi Das left Tech Live (which had already been butchered after they cut it down to once a day and only 1/2 an hour) and Fresh Gear and I really stopped caring. Erica Hill's gone too. Martin's Unscrewed is REALLY bad (is it still on?) and Megan didn't get rehired after she had her baby.
So, after that mini tirade, this is pretty much the only show I watch on TechTV anymore. It's on at 1:00pm and 1:30pm in my timezone, which is when I get home from my classes often, so I try and catch it even if it's a pretty old repeat. The episode where Adam dresses up as Robin to go find Adam West for a talk about 13 was hilarious and I always laugh at Morgan playing Space Channel 5 (Damn, I wish I had a Dreamcast). Also, unlike most here in this thread, I'm a gamer (PS2 and PC) and actually use the show as a resource. They are almost always dead-on. I pretty much only buy a game these days if they give it a 4 or a 5. So ywah, that's it. Keep doing a good job guys.
p.s. - Morgan is very much a gamer and a geek. She did her stint on Screensavers and proved that she knows her stuff. Sure, she's eye candy, but she knows what she's talking about too, and I think she's better for the position than a lot of the other people would be.
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The restaurant will offer fresh Thai food for dinner and lunch — plenty of blanched and steamed vegetables, curries — everything made to order and prepped that day, he said. He believes the restaurant will be well received with Calhoun County residents, even those who have never experienced Thai food before. Thai food isn't just spicy Chinese food, Sutchaleo said. It's a blend of spices and layers of flavor that he believes people will really enjoy.
"People who have never had it will love it, I know," Sutchaleo.
The restaurant will seat about 40 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. Meals will be mid-range from about $8 to $12. Sutchaleo also plans to host special events such as wine tastings probably monthly that pair wines with Thai food, he said.
Dialysis center underway downtown
Local contractor Eugene Turner broke ground on a new dialysis center on Noble Street across from the City Meeting Center for owner 1600 Noble Street Anniston LLC.
According to plans presented to the city, the building will be 5,660 square feet and will have nine or 10 treatment areas, office and conference space, said Larry Talley, city inspector. There is no completion date on the plans, Talley said.
Toby Bennington, Anniston city planner, said the business is one that is allowed in the city's central business district and he thinks the location, being close to the hospitals, makes it an ideal fit.
"It's a very good design," Bennington said. "It's a continuing medical need. We're excited about them choosing that location."
Montgomery-based firm Cherry McNab Architects designed the center.
Old Quintard building to get new life
The former Regions Bank building is scheduled for a facelift, if the project is approved by the Anniston City Council on Tuesday.
Anniston Restoration LLC, bought the building at auction in June for $335,500, according to Calhoun County property tax records. The company is working with local architect Bill Whitaker on renovating and improving the property.
Once renovations are finished, Whitaker said, they hope the building will again be one of the crown jewels of Quintard Avenue.
"Their intent is to develop this into premium office space in Anniston," Whitaker said.
The building, which he estimates could house up to nine tenants, will have 14,973 square feet of leaseable space upstairs and 15,759 square feet on the lower level.
Inside, construction has already begun, including the completion of asbestos abatement, he said.
The exterior improvements have to be approved by the council and haven't begun yet. After receiving the go-ahead from council members, exterior renovations will begin, including removing the auction sign which is still on the property, Whitaker said.
The company hopes to complete renovations by the end of the year, Whitaker said.
The owner has approached tenants of the Wells Fargo building on the other side of Quintard, who will be forced to vacate their offices by the end of the year. Wells Fargo announced in August plans to tear down the building and build a new one without tenant space. But Whitaker said that wasn't the primary reason to purchase and renovate the Regions building now.
"That was in the mix of ingredients," Whitaker said. "It's almost right across the street and an obvious opportunity for us."
But the building was a great investment, he said, and could be one of the landmark buildings along the Quintard Avenue corridor.
Anniston OfficeMax to close
The OfficeMax store at 620 S. Quintard Avenue will close as of Oct. 27, according to store sales specialist John Jordan.
The company's Impress department, which did copying jobs for clients, was closed last week, and the supplies sent to other local stores.
"We're sending customers to other locations," Jordan said.
OfficeMax operates another store in the Oxford Exchange.
— Laura Camper
T's returns, opening in mall
Terri Edwards might have a different restaurant in another location, but her desire to serve quality food has not changed.
Edwards expects her new restaurant, T's, to open this week in the food court of Quintard Mall. Edwards is manager while her husband Benny Edwards, is the owner.
"It has changed, but we can still give good quality food," Edwards said.
The couple previously ran T's Unique Café in Golden Springs, which closed almost a year ago.
"I'm very excited," Edwards said about her business opening. "I'm sorry I had to lose the other restaurant, but the economy was bad and I think we were in kind of a bad location."
Edwards, who was setting up the restaurant on Friday with her husband, said T's will offer many of the same dishes her previous restaurant had, including soups, sandwiches and subs.
"Our sandwiches, subs and garlic bread will all still be homemade," Edwards said.
New to the menu will be fried foods such as fried green tomatoes and fried mushrooms. Due to limited space however, T's will not offer any baked goods as at the previous restaurant. Edwards said T's will also offer catering services.
Edwards said she expects the mall restaurant to be a temporary situation.
"We're trying to save up money and hopefully open a standalone restaurant somewhere else," she said.
Edwards said she has been encouraged by positive feedback from the public about her decision to open a new restaurant.
"People have commented on our Facebook page and people have come by asking when we will open," she said. "It's nice to know we had something good."
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Medina Journal-Register — MEDINA — The Medina Teachers Association and the Medina Business Association have honored three Medina students for going above and beyond to help their fellow students and teachers succeed all while enjoying school.
Each month, the two organizations award Medina students tokens of appreciation for their good deeds. This month, the sponsor was Medina Lumber and Hardware, with owner Tom Snyder giving students a box of cookies in addition to a certificate of achievement from the MTA.
Oak Orchard Elementary School Student of the Month went to Garrett Koch, who was nominated by Bridget Schmidt. Schmidt said Garrett is enthusiastic about school, cares very much about his classmates and always making sure that they are happy.
"He helps out others and works very hard to do what is right," Schmidt said. "He seeks out students that are playing alone during playtime."
From Wise Middle School, Christopher Allis was chosen as Student of the Month after being nominated by Jessica Catalano McCloskey. McCloskey had many nice comments about Christopher, including that he has phenomenal manners when dealing with peers or adults — always saying, please, thank you, and excuse me.
"He is also willing to help others, from picking up a dropped book or returning a lunch tray to the cafeteria," McCloskey said. "He shares his ideas in class and takes his time before answering to come up with very insightful answers. He is a good model for other students."
Christopher Horgan was nominated as the Medina High School Student of the Month by Elizabeth Dickhut. She stated that Chris is simply a model student who works diligently every single day.
"He is a gifted writer and speaker who has a creative mind and a wonderful way of looking at the world," Dickhut said. "He is extrememly good humored and kind. Class would not be the same without him."
Dickhut asked Chris to write a letter to her son as one of Santa's elves. She stated she would only ask a student like Chris to do such a task.


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From its beginnings in World War II's Manhattan Project, ORNL has had a distinctive materials science program. Today, materials science research benefits from ORNL's integration of basic and applied research programs and strong ties among computational science, chemical science, nuclear science and technology, neutron science, engineering, and national security. This broad approach to research is allowing ORNL to develop a variety of new materials for energy applications and transfer these new materials to industry. For example, an understanding of how defects form at the atomic level allows creation of improved materials that approach their theoretical strength, such as radiation-resistant steels for next-generation nuclear reactors and lightweight materials for energy-efficient transportation. In electrical energy storage, we are studying how chemical processes occur at the interface of electrodes and electrolytes and using supercomputers to predict how battery systems will perform. We develop "soft" materials, including polymers and carbon-based materials, used as membranes for batteries, fuel cells, and carbon capture, solar cells, and as precursors for the carbon fiber used in lighter cars and planes. We've also discovered ways to improve materials processing, using photon, microwave and magnetic field-assisted processing to increase the performance of new materials while reducing processing costs. These advances have resulted in a broad portfolio of ORNL materials and technologies in the nuclear, automotive, and structural materials industry.
ORNL researchers are improving analytical tools used to characterize the structure and function of advanced materials, including electron microscopy, scanning probes, chemical imaging, and a variety of neutron scattering capabilities. Many of these capabilities are available through DOE user programs at ORNL, including the two neutron user facilities (the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor), the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, and our microscopy user facility (the Shared Research Equipment User Facility—which will be incorporated in the CNMS later this year). Complementing our experimental research is one of the nation's largest collections of materials theorists who take full advantage of ORNL's leadership computational facility to understand and design new materials, as well as processes that occur at materials interfaces. Together, these research capabilities in materials synthesis, characterization, and theory contribute to our leadership in basic and applied materials science that ultimately will lead to new technologies for meeting tomorrow's energy needs.
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ORNL devises recipe to fine-tune diameter of silica rods
December 16, 2013 — OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 16, 2013 – By controlling the temperature of silica rods as they grow, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could be setting the stage for advances in anti-reflective solar cells, computer monitors, TV screens, eye glasses and more.
ORNL's Bruce Pint elected 2014 NACE fellow
December 13, 2013 — OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 13, 2013 – Bruce Pint, a research staff member at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a 2014 National Association of Corrosion Engineers fellow.
Chaotic physics in ferroelectrics hints at brain-like computing
November 18, 2013 — OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 18, 2013—Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a new approach to information storage and processing.
Phonon localization drives nanoregions in a relaxor ferroelectric
April 11, 2014 — Neutron scattering measurements reveal that phonon localization drives the generation of polar nanoregions (PNRs) in a relaxor ferroelectric. PNRs facilitate the ability of relaxor ferroelectrics to convert between electrical and mechanical forms of energy, which is used in applications ranging from medical ultrasound to military sonar devices.
Decoding the Resistivity of Solid Electrolytes for Batteries
April 02, 2014 — The atomic-scale origin of grain-boundary (GB) resistance in solid electrolytes has been revealed by electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Inorganic solid electrolytes have the potential for enabling intrinsically safe, energy-dense batteries.
New Composite Electrolyte for Advanced Solid State Batteries Shows that Two is Better than One
February 26, 2014 — A new composite electrolyte for batteries with high conduction has been made by combining two solid electrolytes with complementary properties. The composite optimizes the favorable properties of the individual components while minimizing their limitations and opens the door for the development of new solid-state batteries for energy-dense storage of electricity.
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Path to F2P Dev Blog #16
By admin @ November 1, 2011 at 4:13pm
Dilithium Exchange
Today we opened up the Dilithium Exchange feature on the Tribble test servers. This is the final big piece of the Dilithium economy. (Read more on the economy)
The User Interface
To access the Dilithium Exchange, click on the little down arrow on the bottom right of the mini-map area. The first item in the menu is the Dilithium Exchange. Clicking this will open the exchange window. This window is divided into three tabs—Buy, Sell, and History.
On the Buy tab, you can place requests to buy Cryptic Points from other players in exchange for Dilithium. The screen shows you the prices that other people are currently selling Dilithium for. You can select one of these and then enter how much you want to buy, in which case you may be able to complete the transaction immediately. Or you can post a new offer at a different price. Posting a new offer is like making a bid on an auction. Your offer will complete automatically as soon as a selling player offers at your price.
On the Sell tab, you can place offers to sell Cryptic Points to other players in exchange for Dilithium. This screen shows you the prices in Dilithium that other people are currently offering to buy Cryptic Points at. Once again, you can select one of the offers and possibly complete the transaction immediately, or you can post a new offer at a different price. Your offer will complete automatically as soon as a buying player offers at your price.
For both buying and selling Cryptic Points, offers are made in terms of how much Dilithium will be exchanged for each Cryptic Point. When you place the offer, the specified amount is deposited in the exchange. For example, when you offer to sell 400 Cryptic Points at 195 Dilithium each, the 400 Cryptic Points will be removed from your balance and be deposited into the exchange. If you instead offered to buy 120 Cryptic Points at 203 Dilithium each, 24,360 Dilithium would be removed from your current character and deposited in the exchange.
It takes a little experimenting to get used to how the user interface works, so be sure to read the display before you place an offer. We think the screens are clear, but math is involved, so it is easy to have the result not match what you are expecting if you don't re-read the numbers after you make changes. We will continue working on improving the UI in future builds.
Managing Offers
When offers are completed, the Cryptic Points and Dilithium you earn are not automatically added to your account or character, respectively. Your balance is left in the exchange until you claim the currency. So be sure to check back to find out what has happened to your offers.
Your set of open buy and sell offers are shown on the upper right of the two offer screens. The History tab of the exchange is where you need to look to understand what happens when you are offline. This screen will let you look at what offers you have made, when they were completed, and how much was added or removed from your deposits in the exchange.
Offers may be partially completed. For example, if you offered to sell 400 Cryptic Points to other players on Sunday, you may log in on Monday to find out that 300 of those points have been purchased so far, and that 100 points remain. You can cancel an offer at any time and be refunded any remaining Cryptic Points or Dilithium. Refunded currency is left in the exchange until you claim it.
In future builds, offers will expire after 14 days if they have not been completed. An expired offer behaves exactly like a canceled offer, by refunding currency to your exchange balance, where you can claim it.
Limits and Testing Details
The exchange has limits on how much Dilithium you can enter as the price per Cryptic Point. The initial limits are between 50 and 500 Dilithium per Cryptic Point when posting a sell or buy offer. These limits are in place to avoid unexpected swings in the economy. We plan to adjust this range over time as we learn what range works well with the community as a fair rate of exchange. Since Tribble is a much smaller economy than Holodeck, the rate of exchange will likely vary wildly, and there will likely be times where there are no reasonably priced buy or sell offers available. If you don't like the current offers, then make your own!
Since Tribble is a closed economy, the exchange on Tribble will not involve actual Cryptic Points. All exchanges will actually be for Test Points, even though the user interface says Cryptic Points. Exchange of actual Cryptic Points will not take effect until this feature is live on Holodeck.
Once the feature is live on Holodeck, you should be aware that Cryptic Points that are deposited into the exchange as part of an offer, or which are purchased via the exchange, are converted internally into STO-only Cryptic Points that we refer to as Star Trek Points. These points can only be used within STO, and they work just like other promotional Cryptic Points or stipend Cryptic Points. You cannot spend these points in other Cryptic games, such as Champions Online.
The Dilithium Exchange an exciting feature for us, as it opens up the ability for players to self-determine an exchange rate for Dilithium and Cryptic Points. We look forward to seeing how you all take advantage of the feature, and to read your opinions about the implementation in the Tribble forums.
Stephen D'Angelo
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Rocky Mount makes plans for Fourth celebration10:10 am | July 1, 2013
Rocky Mount Museum in Piney Flats will be celebrating the nation's independence the way it was celebrated in the late 1700s.
At 1 p.m. Thursday, July 4, there will be a ceremonial reading of the Declaration of Independence. Following the reading, the militia will shoot a volley using 18th-century style flintlock muskets and rifles. Throughout the day visitors will be invited to tie a ribbon on the Liberty Tree, and each visitor will receive a complementary copy of the Declaration of Independence. There is no charge to participate in this event.
Living History Tours will be given from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the last tour starting at 4 p.m. Regular admission prices apply: $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for children ages 5 and older. All Rocky Mount Historical Association discounts apply.
Beginning in 1777 — one year after the Declaration of Independence was signed — Americans started celebrating the Fourth of July. Parades, fireworks, firing of guns, ringing of bells, decorating with patriotic colors, food and toasts were all a part of the first celebrations. Before and during the American Revolution, the Sons of Liberty met under an elm tree in Boston, which they named the "Liberty Tree." They protested British policy, hung banners and lanterns and assembled to express their views. News of the Boston Liberty Tree spread throughout the colonies, and many towns established their own Sons of Liberty groups and Liberty Trees.
During the British occupation of Boston, British soldiers cut down the Liberty Tree and used it as firewood, knowing it to be a symbol for the patriots. The Liberty Tree was included in the design of many of the first American flags used during the Revolution. Rocky Mount will honor the Liberty Trees and the Sons of Liberty by inviting visitors to tie a ribbon to Rocky Mount's designated Liberty Tree.
Rocky Mount is located at 200 Hyder Hill Road, Piney Flats. For more information, call 1-888-538-1791 (toll free) or 538-7396.